Initial actions by the White House, such as cutting USAID programs, undermine the country’s struggling opposition.

Critics say the reforms are the latest to further concentrate power in the hands of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo.

The Nicaraguan parliament announced that it had approved the constitutional reform granting full powers to Daniel Ortega and ...

Nicaragua’s Congress has approved a constitutional reform that would make President Daniel Ortega and his wife “copresidents” of the Central American nation ...

He first served as president from 1985 to 1990 and returned to power in 2007. Nicaragua has jailed hundreds of opponents, real and perceived, since then. Ortega's government has shut down more than ...

(Reuters) - Nicaragua's government described the Vatican as "depraved" and "pedophile" on Sunday, two days after an interview ...

The Nicaraguan National Assembly on Thursday unanimously ratified the constitutional reforms proposed by current President Daniel Ortega. Under Article 8 of the country's new constitution, which is ...

Jan 22 (Reuters) - Former Salvadoran president, Mauricio Funes, died late on Tuesday in Nicaragua, where the leftist leader had been living since 2016 to avoid corruption charges in his home country.

“The most unpleasant icing on the democratic cake for the United States was the sensational announcement by Daniel Ortega, president of Nicaragua. He allowed Russian troops, ships, and planes ...

SAN SALVADOR – Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes, who spent the final years of his life in Nicaragua to avoid various criminal sentences, died late Tuesday. He was 65. Nicaragua’s ...